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24 January 2014

Giveaway 1 (winner drawn 2 February 2014 at 11am GMT)

OK, here we go...Giveaway 1 of 13... and the reason there's 13? It's the number of abundance (a baker's dozen, in the UK), it's the number of the triple goddess (not bad luck at all!), and there are 13 weekends from Imbolc/Candlemas to my 50th birthday on 28 April :-)So, if you'd like to win this beauty, just leave a comment below (or send me an email using the Contact Form in the sidebar), and I'll make sure your name's in the virtual hat to be drawn on 2 February 2014.

This is first of several necklaces I'm giving away, which have been languishing in my jewellery box since the stroke, and which deserve to be worn and enjoyed! I may have worn this a couple of times, but it's been cleaned, and ours is a smoke-free home.It measures roughly 18 inches, the Tibetan om pendant is carved shell set in silver and the clasp is Hill Tribe silver, the beads are a mix of Chinese Chrysophase, turquoise and silver glass foil. It was handmade by an Etsy seller called Boho girl, but she no longer has a shop.

I just started following your blog (got here via GYB, and I'm so happy to have found you). I love your reasons for using the number 13. Do throw my name in for the giveaway, and I shall be back often. I feel that I will like here...

WELL, here I am back again, and yes, the party has been pretty busy hasn't it! The necklace that you are giving away is just beautiful, and would love a chance to win it. Again, happy birthday early to you, and I am so sorry about your stroke. Such a scary thing to happen, and I hope that you are recovering well from it. Will be thinking of you. Thanks for the opportuity on this lovely giveaway. When is your birthday date??

I am here from the GYB party and love your blog. My words fro this year are Expect Good Things and that is what I shall do for you as well as myself. Your necklace is lovely and I would be honored to wear it. Cheers from your newest follower in California, Patrica

Thank you for visiting my blog (via Liberate Your Art). It's nice to meet you, too! I've just been browsing through your blog and love your photographs and your writing! I'll definitely be back to visit again.And now I'm headed over to the writing challenge - that looks fun (even though I'm too late to join in!).

Hello Claire, I'm visiting from the GYB party, still getting around to see all the blogs! Yours is an inspiring story and I wish you continued success in your rehabilitation efforts. I can only imagine how much hard work it is. Peace.

This wee artwork has sat on my desk since 2009. It reminds me to experience each day deeply. As the text says at the very bottom, 'What a realisation of something more'. Click the image to visit its creator's corner of Blogland.

About Me

I suffered a serious stroke over 10 years ago (aged 43 at the time) and it's been a slow, often frustrating, recovery...
I lost my speech and was totally paralyzed on my right side, but with patience and regular physiotherapy, I can now speak, walk short distances, operate the computer, but my right side is still paralyzed. I get botox injections 3 times a year in my right bicep and forearm, which relaxes the high-tone muscles and makes it easier to stand and walk. Last year I started weekly sessions of hydrotherapy, where I build up the wasted muscles by exercising while supported by the warm water. It's bliss at the time, but I ache like heck next day - but it's so worth it :)